PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lu Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lu Yu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yu
vs
Shevchenko

185 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
23
232 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lu Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Shevchenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shevchenko is pressing down on Yu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yu is holding on for now.
Yu looks like he's trying to stand up.

Shevchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shevchenko tries to pass to full mount but Yu defends it.
Shevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shevchenko trying to advance position but Yu counters by regaining guard.
Shevchenko wants to control from the top but Yu keeps moving.
Yu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shevchenko on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shevchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Shevchenko throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Shevchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Yu.

It looks like Alex Shevchenko has been cut.
Nice body punch from Yu.
Shevchenko looks gassed!
Shevchenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
Yu stuffs the takedown attempt from Shevchenko. Shevchenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Shevchenko moves away and avoids it.
Shevchenko checks a low kick from Yu.
Shevchenko ducks under a wild hook from Yu.

Shevchenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shevchenko is looking to take a break and control but Yu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yu is pushing Shevchenko's head away, looking to escape. Shevchenko manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shevchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shevchenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Shevchenko misses with a body punch
and Yu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Shevchenko.
Shevchenko looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Shevchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Shevchenko.
Yu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Lu Yu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Shevchenko both land. Nice combination.
Shevchenko lands a nice shot that snaps Yu's head back.
Shevchenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lu Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shevchenko misses with the combination.
Shevchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Lu Yu's cut is getting worse.
Yu misses with a straight right.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Shevchenko moves away and avoids it.
Yu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shevchenko waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yu.
Shevchenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shevchenko looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Shevchenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shevchenko.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Shevchenko is just out of range.
Yu staying out of range there.
Shevchenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shevchenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Shevchenko misses.
Shevchenko lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Shevchenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horrible takedown by Shevchenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu which made him look bad.
Shevchenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko swinging wilding here.
Shevchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yu.
Shevchenko throws a combination that misses
and Yu counters with a right hand to the body.
Yu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shevchenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Shevchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shevchenko wants to control from the top but Yu keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko prevents Yu from getting back to his feet.
Shevchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Yu is retaining full guard.
Yu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yu tries to get out of the position.
Shevchenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Shevchenko is looking for a kimura but Yu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shevchenko to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shevchenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yu is just riding it out for now. Shevchenko eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko tries to pass to full mount but Yu defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yu is trying to stand back up but Shevchenko is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Yu.
Shevchenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shevchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shevchenko takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.
Shevchenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Yu misses with a hook. Shevchenko ducked under it nicely.
Shevchenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shevchenko thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Yu as he connects with a hook.
Yu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shevchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Shevchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yu.
Shevchenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Alex Shevchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shevchenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yu swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a shot to the body.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shevchenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shevchenko tries to bum rush Yu with a series of wild strikes but Yu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shevchenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shevchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shevchenko throws a right and a left that Yu avoids nicely.
Shevchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Yu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu.
Shevchenko missing with a left hand there. Yu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shevchenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yu punishes Shevchenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Shevchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shevchenko.
Yu throws a leg kick but Shevchenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alex Shevchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shevchenko shoots and misses
and Yu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lu Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Shevchenko.
Shevchenko misses with a body shot.
Yu throws out a loose jab but Shevchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shevchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Shevchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shevchenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yu is fending him off so far but Shevchenko persists. Nope, Yu circles away and we're back to standing.
Yu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shevchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shevchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shevchenko blocks a low kick nicely.

Shevchenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shevchenko lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lu Yu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yu throws a body kick that misses.
Shevchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Shevchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with a three punch combo that has Shevchenko backing up. Shevchenko nods at Yu to acknowledge the strikes.
Shevchenko swinging wilding here.
Shevchenko misses the shot to the body.
Yu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shevchenko digs a good hook to Yu's body.
Shevchenko punishes Yu's body with a nice straight punch.
Shevchenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yu counters with a nice uppercut.
Shevchenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left and a right from Shevchenko both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yu misses with a hook. Shevchenko ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Shevchenko lands a jab to Yu's midsection.
Shevchenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shevchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shevchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shevchenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shevchenko missing with a left hand there. Yu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Shevchenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yu sprawls well initially but Shevchenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shevchenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shevchenko tries to control but Yu wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shevchenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Shevchenko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yu really wants to buck Shevchenko off and get back to his feet.
Yu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shevchenko.
Yu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Shevchenko trying to control but Yu is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shevchenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yu and Shevchenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shevchenko wants to control but Yu is keeping him busy.
Shevchenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Yu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko throws a looping overhand right but Yu ducks down to avoid it.
Yu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shevchenko.
Yu drops his hands momentarily and Shevchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shevchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shevchenko thuds a left hand into Yu's body.
Shevchenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shevchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yu.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko lands a nice hook to Yu's body. Yu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shevchenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu slips under a jab from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko throws a nice looking combination but Yu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Shevchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shevchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Shevchenko!